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Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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A beautifully illustrated, interactive guide to ancient, nature-based holidays and customs. Through themed meditations, crafts, and rituals, young readers can learn about old and new ways of honoring the seasons-and create their own!
Each "spoke" in The Wheel of the Year marks an important turning point: the winter and summer solstices, the spring and fall equinoxes, and the festivals of seeding, growing, and harvesting that arrive in between. Within...
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A Rekindled Romance was previously published in Our Christmas Nook Anthology (released November 14, 2019). The Egg was previously published in The Unlimited Tails Series: Bunny Tails Anthology (released March 19, 2020). Both were charity anthologies for the Independent Cat Society located in Westville, Indiana. Both are no longer in print. The remaining three short stories have never been published. Angels Never Leave ~ Four years ago, a man lost...
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Sam felt fortunate that the police would notify the next of kin.Weekend night shift was a mixed bag. The police would always bring in a few college students who had tried to poison themselves with alcohol. She rarely saw the same students twice, a stomach pump seemed to make an impression on even the most inebriated young person. Then there were the traffic accidents. There were over twenty thousand students at the various centers of higher education...
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Get ready for an adventure like no other with "Talking Dogs: Phil's Big Adventure." Join Phil, a lovable talking dog, as he sets out on a journey through a holiday-themed wonderland full of love, happiness, and joy. His destination is a big, beautiful city where he hopes to experience new adventures and make new friends.Along the way, Phil meets George, a curious turtle, who is also on a mission of his own. The two unlikely companions join forces...
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It has been a hard year in New York City for princes and for beggars; and twenty-eight year old Charlie Andrews, a Wall Street profiteer, believes he has lost everything that matters in the world when he steps out onto the window ledge of the twenty-second floor of The Waldorf Hotel on a cold evening five days before Christmas. He has no idea that the last call he made on his cell phone has placed his fate in the hands of a young homeless woman who...
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Shay was happy to sell Christmas trees this winter. What she wasn't happy about was having to leave her home and her town.
Ryan wasn't happy to be in town. He'd just lost his father and had been saddled with a failing museum. He was adamant the only option was for it to close, and for him to return to his life.
Shay and Ryan meet and passion swiftly follows, but there's no real future for them if they're both leaving town.
When Shay discovers some...
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Return to a beautifully wrought and immersive world where intelligent magical creatures fight for their right to be free.
Revolution.
Riot.
Enslaved magical creatures and an exiled, reluctant hero.
Bella Kanto finds herself aboard a hostile ship bound for a frontier town. When she encounters an old lover along the way, she has a chance to escape-but does she really want to take it?
Meanwhile apprentice Lucy and her friend Maz have been...
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One blizzard. Two opposites. And some time under the mistletoe. Josh Carson has a secret. As a firefighter he's comfortable being sent in to save forests and wildlife, but in his spare time he creates delicate hair ribbons that are anything but masculine. When he finds Simone snowed in on Nymph Island--and she'd rather freeze than be saved by Mr. Tough Guy--he realizes that the only way to win her over and get her to safety is to take a risk and reveal...
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Five short novels by five masters of military science fiction. NO SURRENDER The best action-packed military science fiction-FIVE BY FIVE showcases work by bestselling, award-winning authors: Five novellas covering battlefields across the galaxy. It's a war out there!
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Cantankerous old Viet Nam Vet buries his wife then reluctantly moves in with his daughter and her family. What follows is a clumsy attempt to reconcile and reunite the Burkhart and Howe families. Unforeseen tragedy follows. Maybe Christmas will prove to be the saving grace?
A Christmas for the Heart is not your conventional holiday anecdote. It will tug at your heartstrings and remind the ordinary reader what Christmas really means. Suddenly, unexpected...
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In clever rhyme, this fully illustrated mash-up of Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Moore's The Night Before Christmas typifies the subtle wittiness of British humor. The poem begins, "Twas the day before Christmas and Marley was dead-As dead as a door nail, so the old simile read." Once we know the backstory of Scrooge's nasty temper, we meet in succession the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, along with the nephew Fred, Cratchits and...
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Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Take a walk through the city in winter and experience the sights, sounds, colors, and smells of the multitude of different holidays we celebrate this season. From Hanukkah and Christmas to Mawlid al-Nabi and Chinese New Year, everyone has a reason to celebrate. With simple rhymes, a counting pattern, and stunning papercraft art reminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats, this diverse board book is the perfect introduction to the cultural melting pot that makes...
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2023
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's John Inglefield's Thanksgiving describes the Thanksgiving dinner of a New England blacksmith and his family. Two chairs sit empty, one for John Inglefield's recently deceased wife, and another for daughter Prudence. Prudence's sudden and unexpected appearance causes consternation at first, then increasing joy as the family is reunited with the prodigal daughter. But what is the cause of the unspoken distance between Prudence...
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2023
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Going into Society is Dickens's story of a man who sets up a circus in a respectable neighborhood. The main attraction is a dwarf: ""He was a un-common small man, he really was. Certainly not so small as he was made out to be, but where IS your Dwarf as is?""
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When Virginia, age 10, asks her grandfather, "who fired the first fireworks for independence?" the answer he gives is as surprising as it is delightful. First Fireworks for Independence takes young readers on a sparkling journey to Virginia, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Washington D.C., and Charleston, South Carolina.
Discover the story behind the tradition of launching fireworks for July 4 and the mysterious identity of Virginia's grandfather....
18) Labor Day
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Labor Day first became a federal holiday in the United States in 1894, when it came into affect to commemorate workers who fought for fair wages and better working conditions. Today, this patriotic holiday is celebrated with parades and picnics and is often used to mark the end of the summer. This book employs photographs and accessible text to describe the origins of the holiday and to demonstrate the many ways that people celebrate it.
19) Constitution Day
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Early readers will learn about the importance of Constitution Day through this thoughtful book about this important but lesser known holiday. Through bright photographs and clear text, help them begin to learn about civic duty and unity.
20) Independence Day
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Whether it's a barbecue, a giant parade, or gorgeous fireworks, this holiday always has something to offer any patriot. Readers see the various ways we celebrate this day through an accessible narrative supported by brilliant photographs.
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